The mission of Cultivating Self is to bridge the gap between cultural healing modalities and modern Western medicine.
By integrating ecological medicine, neuroplasticity, and nature-based practices into clinical settings, the organization seeks to reframe healthcare as a regenerative, sustainable, and holistic ecosystem rather than an extractive industry.
The Problem:
Healthcare providers are suffering from growing rates of burnout, compassion fatigue, suicide, and leaving the healthcare profession altogether
The most educated and integrative healthcare providers are only accessible to the wealthiest Americans. Few insurance providers accept "alternative medicine," despite their proven and preventative benefits.
Healthcare providers have little to no relationship with nature or awareness about the impact of soil health and food systems when it comes to the health of individuals and communities. This is a growing health injustice as marginalized communities are often in food deserts.
The Holistic Solution
To provide healthcare professionals (nurses, social workers, doctors, therapists, family caregivers, etc) with the tools and nervous system regulation needed to recover from PTSD, burnout, and moral injury
To partner with hospital administrations to redesign clinical environments, moving away from high-stress "factory models" toward regenerative workspaces with a deep connection to ecology and local food systems
To formalize the study of integrative therapies (such as Ayurveda, Herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and indigenous healing) through accredited continuing education, ensuring these tools are accessible within the modern medical framework
Cultivating Wins
We envision a healthcare system that prioritizes the well-being of its providers, rooted in the wisdom of nature and the integration of ancient and modern healing modalities, leading to improved patient outcomes and a more compassionate, sustainable healthcare environment.
Resilience Building
Retreats
Retreats range from day-long engagements to multiple day immersive growing experiences, empowering caregivers with resources that are practical, mitigate burnout, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and improve self care; supporting participants with integration in a safe community
Workshops & Continuing Education
A diverse roster of facilitators offer workshops integrating novel and ancient modalities of health. Some workshops offer Continuing Education Units to satisfy state licensing standards while providing caregivers with alternative, engaging CEU's improving their ability to provide care for patients.
Consulting for Caregiver Regenerative Spaces
Cultivating Self consults with hospitals and various healthcare facilities to improve caregiver retention by adding or adapting rooms & offices to regenerative spaces. Helping professional staff and leadership access self-care practices and tools in the workspace and connect with various caregiving modalities
Cultivating Self healthcare service recipients
